The Royal Capital Development Program for 2026 has been adopted: "A series of projects aimed at improving the quality of life"

The Assembly of the Royal Capital of Cetinje adopted the Development Program for 2026 at today's session. The Royal Capital announced that the program envisages a series of key projects aimed at improving the quality of life in the city.

They said that the goal of these projects is to encourage more dynamic economic development, improve the business environment, valorize tourism potential and, "most importantly, contribute to the creation of new jobs."

Deputy Mayor Marko Brnović said that the 2026 Development Program is characterized by a value of 9,2 million euros, which represents the largest capital budget to date.

"For comparison, in 2018, when the Law on the Royal Capital began to be implemented, the capital budget allocated for the development of the Royal Capital amounted to 5,7 million euros. Year after year, the value of the capital budget has grown, as has the value of the current budget of Montenegro. For this reason, today we can talk about a record value of the capital budget, which is almost 3,5 million euros higher than in 2018," said Brnović.

He added that the aforementioned fact provides the opportunity for the program, in addition to multi-year projects and projects whose implementation is being carried out "continuously from year to year", to also plan the beginning of the implementation of new ones, which are expected to have multiple benefits for the capital.

"With the Development Program of the Royal Capital for 2026, we have planned the start of the implementation of five new projects, namely: works on the preservation of cultural and natural heritage; construction of a multimedia and cultural center; construction/reconstruction and adaptation of water supply infrastructure in rural areas; construction of multi-purpose facilities - halls within the "Gornji Obod" complex; Smart City Cetinje," said Brnović.

"The Development Program of the Royal Capital for 2026 also includes numerous multi-year projects such as the preparation of technical and other documentation, the improvement of the work of public services, the improvement of local and uncategorized roads, the construction/reconstruction and adaptation of city roads, the construction/reconstruction and adaptation of local facilities of general interest, the purchase of real estate and participation in the implementation of projects of public interest that are implemented according to the public-private partnership model or other form of partnership, and the improvement of the city's tourist offer; the construction/reconstruction of water supply infrastructure, the reconstruction of part of Vučedolska Street, channeling and drainage of flood, atmospheric, and fecal waters from the main sinkhole to the Belveder tunnel with the rehabilitation of the main sinkhole, the development of the city parks 13. jul and Njegošev Park, the construction of the Lokanda Hotel with a parking garage and the ground-level development of Trg Umjetnika, and the construction of a sports facility - Hala," the local government announced.

The basis for the development and adoption of the annual Development Program is the Law on the Royal Capital. "After implementing the procedure defined by the Law for the development of the Royal Capital Development Program proposal, it is submitted, as information, to the Assembly of the Royal Capital Cetinje no later than September 30 of the current year. The Royal Capital Development Program for the following year is finally adopted by the Senate of the Royal Capital no later than November 1 of the current year," they explained.